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Recent News About U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a statement following the United States Supreme Court's decision allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport eight individuals to South Sudan.
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A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking the release of the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who was involved in an anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colorado.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reported a significant decrease in nationwide encounters and apprehensions, setting new record lows under the Trump Administration.
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The Sept. 12 graduation of 28 new computer forensic analysts was the largest to date, according to the DHS HSI news release. All of the graduates are military veterans.
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Karla Adriana Votta-Cardenas, 43, will spend over 20 years in prison for two counts related to drug trafficking. This announcement came in an August 21 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) news release.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its federal partners unveiled the results of their intensified efforts to combat the trafficking of firearms from the United States into Mexico.
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The FBI is investigating a human smuggling network with ISIS ties that helped migrants, including a group from Uzbekistan, enter the U.S., according to CNN. No evidence of a terrorist plot has been found.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston announced the recent arrest of a Jamaican citizen under suspicion of multiple criminal charges, including drug-related offenses, firearms violations and vehicle-related crimes.
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In response to the ongoing heightened threat environment in the United States, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin May 24.
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted a Chinese national on 31 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and one count of wire fraud conspiracy.
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Homeland Security Investigations in San Juan held its iGuardian Summit.
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Janet Murguía, president and CEO of UnidosUS, applauded Sen. Bob Menendez's plan to manage migration and refugees in the Americas.
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Several cities along the Texas-Mexico border have declared states of emergency as they prepare for the end of public health order Title 42.
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The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review has been released by the Department of Homeland Security, outlining a strategy to proactively address the evolving threats.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing allocations totaling $30 billion for hospitals, highways, educational institutions, parks, water and the electric grid in Puerto Rico for reconstruction in the wake of Hurricane María.
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Multiple federal departments have partnered with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) to bring federal charges against a previously sanctioned foreign national linked to a terrorist organization.
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During a Senate oversight committee hearing on March 28, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced questions about the increase of Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) calling on Mayorkas to resign.
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The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State have implemented changes to a federal program to help migrant children from Central America enter the U.S.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas promoted U.S. efforts to mitigate technology misuse and abuse during the second Summit for Democracy virtual gathering last month in Washington, D.C.
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More than 1,300 U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees were recognized in this year's annual DHS Secretary's Awards.